Roger Cushwa, 47, of 27901 Newton Perkins Road, West Mansfield, was charged with operating a vehicle under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs and was cited for failure to control following an incident Wednesday evening.
Deputies of the Logan County Sheriff’s Office responded about 11:15 p.m. to the area of county roads 2 and 142 on a report of a vehicle stuck in a ditch.
They made contact with the driver, Mr. Cushwa, who stated that he had swerved to avoid deer in the road. No damage was reported to his vehicle.
Field sobriety tests were administered and then the defendant was transported to the Logan County Jail, where he tested 0.097 blood alcohol concentration. Deputies report that Mr. Cushwa has four previous OVI convictions.